September CareNotes From Home Care Assistance -- Shannon Tippette

Sept. 27, 2011 - PRLog -- Walk Your Way To A Healthy Brain

If you don’t have time to exercise, or you are just not a huge fan of working out at crowded gyms, then the information I am about to disclose is definitely something you will want to hear in terms of staying healthy and fit. New studies are suggesting the benefits of walking. Yes, simply walking three times a week for a year can increase the size of the hippocampus, the part of the brain that is integral to memory.
As we age, the hippocampus decreases in size, leading to memory deficiency and dementia. I know that I have written previous blogs on the importance of exercise in staying both physically and mentally fit. This study, though, focused solely on walking and its connection to brain function, as opposed to other forms of exercise that are typically viewed as beneficial.

In the study, performed by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Illinois, Rice University and Ohio State University, 120 sedentary adults, ages 55 to 80, were split up into two groups. One group was assigned to an aerobic program, walking around a track for 40 minutes a day, 3 times a week, while the other group was assigned to a program of yoga and toning. At the end of the year-long study, participants in the walking group had a hippocampus that had increased in size by about 2 percent, reversing aging by approximately one to two years. The stretching and yoga group, on the other hand, actually saw a decrease in the hippocampus by about 1.4 percent.
This study continues to affirm the theory that fitness and brain function are linked, and should only compel you to exercise even more. And next time you need to go to the grocery store, think about walking.

Recipe of the Month - Salmon with Mango Salsa
This recipe is also known as a "Brain Food" Recipe.

Servings: 4
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

Recipe Ingredients:

4 (6 ounce) salmon steaks
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 large red onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
2 tomatoes, diced
1 sprig fresh cilantro, chopped
2 mangos - peeled, seeded, and diced
Directions:

Preheat the oven broiler. Line a broiler pan with foil.
Broil salmon steaks on the prepared pan 12 minutes, or until easily flaked with a fork.
Heat olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat, and saute onion until tender. Stir in garlic, tomatoes, and cilantro. Cook until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes, and remove from heat. Mix in the mangos. Serve over the salmon steaks.
Recipe Nutrition:
Amount Per Serving Calories: 493 | Total Fat: 28.8g | Cholesterol: 99mg

News From Home Care Assistance

ALZNC Alzheimer's Walk - Saturday, October 1, 2011
Cary's Booth Amphitheatre
It is that time of the year!! The Alzheimer's North Carolina Walk is October 1st! We are ramping up for another great year!! Come support Home Care Assistance by making a financial donation, joining our team and walk with us, or just come to the event and support everyone!!!

See the link below to our HCA page. If you do not have a team of your own that you are supporting, please feel free to post our link on your own social media pages to help us out!!
http://my.e2rm.com/personalPage.aspx?registrationID=1207880

15 Minutes of Fame
Home Care Assistance would like to invite you to attend one or both of its Healthcare Industry Networking Meetings. They are called "15 Minutes of Fame". There is: 15 Minute Presentation/Q&A by Meeting Sponsor, No Membership Dues, No Attendance Criteria, No Referral Criteria, No Sit Down Lunch/Breakfast, Come and Go As Your Schedule Permits, PURE OLD FASHION NETWORKING. We have one scheduled for the Raleigh Area and one scheduled for the Durham/Chapel Hill area. Home Care Assistance has partnered with Preferred Living Solutions as the Monthly Facilitators. Information for each is as follows:

Raleigh - 15 Minutes of Fame
When: Second Tuesday of Each Month, September's Meeting is September 13th.
Time: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Location: Sunrise North Hills, 625 Spring Forest Rd, Raleigh, NC 27609
August's Food and BeverageSponsor: Betsy Smith, Author of Second Blooming for
Women

Durham/Chapel Hill - 15 Minutes of Fame
When: Fourth Wednesday of Each Month, September's Meeting is September 28th.
Time: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Location: UniHealth, Carolina Point, 5935 Mt. Sinai Road, Durham, 27705
August's Food and Beverage Sponsor: Shannon Tippette, Home Care Assistance

Shannon Tippette, Director of Marketing
Home Care Assistance
6512 Six Forks Road, Suite 205A
Raleigh, NC 27615
Office 919-844-9898
Cell 919-710-6779
Fax 919-866-1942
www.homecareassistance.com
www.homecareraleighnc.com
Know of anyone needing non-medical home care services, call us for a FREE RN assessment at 919-844-9898.

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Home Care Assistance of Raleigh is locally owned and operated and has been serving the Triangle since 2005. For more information visit www.homecareraleighnc.com, www.homecareassistance.com or call 919-844-9898

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